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Author Lebrecht, Norman, 1948-

Title Why Mahler? : how one man and ten symphonies changed our world / Norman Lebrecht.

Publication Info. New York : Pantheon Books, [2010]
©2010

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Location Call No. Status OPAC Message Public Note Gift Note
 Talbott: Circulating Collection  ML410 .M278 L42 W4    Available  ---
 Talbott Annex  b14283700    Available  Ask Librarian for access
 Talbott Annex  b14283700    Available  Ask Librarian for access
Edition 1st ed.
Description x, 326 pages ; 25 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 293-303) and index.
Contents Introduction : Desperately seeking Mahler -- pt. I. Why Mahler? : some frequently asked questions -- pt. II. Who is Mahler? : the life and times. Living in a nowhere land (1860-1875) ; City of dreams (1875-1887) ; A symphony like the world (1887-1891) ; Rise again (1891-1894) ; What love tells me (1895-1897) ; The most beautiful girl in Vienna (1901) ; Small interludes of happiness (1902-1906) ; Three hammerblows (1907) ; Discovering America (1907-1910) ; "To live for you, to die for you" (1910-1911) ; After Mahler (1911-2010) -- pt. III. Whose Mahler? : a question of interpretation -- pt. IV. How to Mahler : finding the key to a private space.
Subject Mahler, Gustav, 1860-1911.
Mahler, Gustav, 1860-1911.
Mahler, Gustav, 1860-1911. Symphonies -- History and criticism.
Composers -- Austria -- Biography.
Composers.
Austria.
Genre/Form Biographies.
Biographies.
ISBN 9780375423819
0375423818